It's not like this would convince anyone who owned the prior to buy the new version if they weren't planning to, since it changes nothing for them. In fact, I fail to see the 'greedy' angle - if anything, they'd make more by leaving both up and getting some double dippers. People mistook which Zoom stock to buy! And that's a major financial decision, let alone a discount retro game re-release! I think it's absolutely ridiculous that Apple still sold the old 21'' iMac, for instance. I can guarantee you the vast majority of consumers do not do that amount of research, and it's not like Square can add a blurb to Steam or Google search results where they talk about the different versions. It's 100% a dark pattern to have 'FFV' next to 'FFV: Pixel Edition'. Well, yeah, because I actually think it's better in the end given the state of the old releases. If it's the older version, the consumer got the better of the two and Square Enix should quit trying to sell worse versions of things they already sell. If it's the newer version, I'm sure Square Enix would appreciate that, but the consumer got what they wanted. The consumer's going to do their own research to find out which one they want. If you're presented with two versions of the same thing, it's on Square Enix to convince you that the one they want you to buy is better. By the time the new version is out, it'll be too late to choose between the two.

We just have to believe Square Enix is doing the best for us. We can't compare the two because the new one isn't out.

The new product is so similar to the previous product that they feel like they need to remove the previous version from shelves to ensure people aren't confused over which one is better. They want to sell something that they already sell. You're still making excuses for a problem Square Enix created for themselves. No more confusion over which game is better. When you buy a game on Steam, do you buy the first game you see or do you purchase any random game? It would be better for the consumer if they could just buy one game.

Final fantasy v steam mods